Homemade Halloween Costumes

My little sister, one of the members of my crazy family!

Since it is Halloween, I thought I would discuss ways to save money on this wonderful occasion. 

First, and foremost, don't buy the hype. Don't get me wrong, Halloween is my favorite holiday, but this a day one day a year in which you will spend money on an entire outfit that you will wear one time. Let's just think on that one for a minute.

Student Loan Debt Secrets of Success

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So as I mentioned previously, I am in fact a PhD student. As a matter of fact, I have been in school nonstop my entire life. The longest break from school I have ever had was a summer. I went High School, College, Masters, onto PhD. People often hear this and are shocked because most people think of being a student as a financial death sentence. 

Dumpster Diving: A Manifesto

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Dumpster Diving is a delicate art. I have been doing this basically my entire life so I am not just your casual diver. I should preface this by saying I don't always literally dive into dumpsters. Alot of what I get is simply stuff left on the side of the road or next to the dumpster (not literally inside) but under the right circumstances I have actually dug in a dumpster before...

FreeCycle

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Speaking of Free! Another valuable resource for getting 100% free stuff is FreeCycle! F reeCycle is an awesome resource where you sign up in your local area to get emails from people looking to either get rid of stuff or seeking out free stuff. In addition, you can post things you are looking for and things you want to get rid of and people can either come get your stuff or you can get stuff from other people. In some ways it can be like a trading group, because you can trade things you don't need for things you do need, but you aren't required to post things by any means...

The Values of YouTube

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What better way to do something than to do it yourself. That's what I always say. Another way we save money around this house is by doing it ourselves. You know how some people used to say, "There's an app for that," well around this house we similarly believe there is a YouTube video for any situation that requires assistance...

How Did We Get On TLC?

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Since some of you may be visiting as a result of our going on TV, I thought I would discuss a topic that people ask us about alot. How did you get on TV to begin with? Like I said in an earlier post, we got on the show via Craigslist...

Extreme Cheapskates

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Some of you may have heard, or if you are reading this after the fact, seen our episode of Extreme Cheapskates. We filmed this past summer while I (Angel) was pregnant. It was always on my bucket list to do something on TV just once in my life. It was really fun and interesting to see this side of TV...

Angel's Introduction

Me! Just one part of this crazy family!

I look at a blog as as sort of diary or book that tells an individual story of a person. Therefore, it is only befitting that I start my blog from the beginning. My name is Angel D. I was born in New England but have lived pretty much all over. Let me start by saying that I come from pretty humble (that's putting it lightly) beginnings. I was a welfare child, a kid who know one thought would succeed, but most of all I was just a kid who wanted to be like everybody else... 

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